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Species ID Suggestions

American Oil Beetle

Meloe Americanus

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Joseph29
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bill.schneekloth
These are near an area that has many sweat (miner) bees in the spring
Christine Y.
Nice spotting! It's an oil beetle (Meloe sp.)....and, this is a male (they have bent antennae). This is probably either Meloe impressus or Meloe americanus. Here's a link: https://bugguide.net/node/view/303
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PublishedNovember 1, 2017

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